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Have you replaced your standing rigging? Jared1048 at 7:59pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1284 For those of you that have replaced your standing rigging on your 31ft Hunter how much (and about wh
Fuel shut off solenoid KingAirDriver at 7:12pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/930 This may have been asked before, forgive me. Has anyone ever upgraded their manual fuel shut of
Tack Pennant jkillian at 6:31pm 03.10.13 Smaller Boats 4/4749 I just bought a 1986 Hunter 23 and I do not have the tack pennant and was wondering how long it is?
ODay 25 Spreader Removal glong3 at 6:11pm 03.10.13 Day Sailers 2/909 Does anyone know how to remove the spreaders from an oday 25 mast? There was a single bolt where the
All 320/326 owners with CS 3 blade prop. bigsick at 6:04pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/2250 I have a 2003 326 with Yanmay 2GM20F. I want to replace my two blade Martec with a 3 blade fixed pr
Need a Vang? bhstech at 5:34pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1097 I've had a few posts here about my, new to me, 86 Cat 27 Tall Rig. This have mid boom sheeting. It
chartplotters lcook at 5:26pm 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/999 I have a MacGregor 26X. I need to buy a simple but adequate GPS chartplotter but the dedicated Marin
Ignition circuit fuse in a 309 Crystal_RPAYC at 3:31pm 03.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1821 There should be a fuse in the ignition circuit. This is the circuit containing the start and stop bu
Injector Replacement Yanmar 2GM (3) Nelsonhow at 3:24pm 03.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/9917 Hi Guys, Getting ready for the next season. I'm replacing the injectors on my 1983 Yarnmar 2GM.
Only in San Francisco (2) sfgary at 3:22pm 03.10.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1896 Spent the weekend on the boat in SF when walking to Dinner we saw the third street bridge going up.
Towing a Catalina 27 and questions about what trailer Diamondjet at 3:13pm 03.10.13 Mid-Size Boats 23/38727 Hello all! I'm looking for information on what it takes to tow a 1983 Catalina 27 on a 1500 mile t
34' O'Day Hauling sailormanron at 2:48pm 03.10.13 Bigger Boats 7/1747 Hi, My name is Ron and I am new to the O'Day forum. I recently purchased a 1982 34ft O'Day. Looking
removal of starboard upper shroud chainplate Hayden Watson at 2:40pm 03.10.13 Catalina 30 11/3580
H380 waste hose length jackzimmerman at 2:35pm 03.10.13 Big Boats 5/1325 To avoid wasting a 2 hr trip down to the boat still on the hard, anyone know how many feet of Triden
Mac 25 Curtains? jjsbiggs at 2:15pm 03.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1972 I'm planning to make some curtains for my Mac 25. Should I cut them on a taper to match the windows
Agm Battery Space In Forward Engine Cavity windomember at 1:01pm 03.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1359 Hi all you 38s5 owners. Mine is in Trinidad and I am in Vancouver, Canada. I am wanting to purchase
Agm Battery Install In Eng Compartment windomember at 12:19pm 03.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/766 Hi fellow 38s5 sailers. I have a question regarding space to do the following since I am in Vancouv
Purchase of Catalina 22 1985 sandra.ward@mac.com at 11:31am 03.10.13 Catalina 22 11/1956 Hi I used to own a 25' Catalina for sailing in East Greenwich Bay RI Now we have returned to Up
Reefing question YVRguy at 11:26am 03.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2440 When I try to reef the main on my Hunter 34 I find that the sail sliders stack up in the track to th
Halyard clamp jammed (1) YVRguy at 11:20am 03.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1430 Halyard clutch jammed My Hunter 34 has an different style of clutch clamps in the cockpit than I'm

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Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven shemandr at 12:57pm 06.28.22 I guess we need to know if it is a canister type (Sterno) or pressurized with an external fuel tank.
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven SSchneck at 12:56pm 06.28.22 I'm concerned about fire. Is propane safe for a boat? I've had propane gas grills at my house
Clamcleat replacement for jib sheets justsomeguy at 12:55pm 06.28.22 Does anyone have any experience using this type of replacement? No, but aren't jib sheets usually
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven tfox2069 at 12:53pm 06.28.22 Mine has a tank for the alcohol and a hose running to the stove and oven. I did a bit of Google-Fi
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven SSchneck at 12:45pm 06.28.22 Mine has a tank for the alcohol and a hose running to the stove and oven.
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 twodzusfittings at 12:37pm 06.28.22 If there is fuel leaking out of the fuel line, then there is opportunity for air to come in at the s
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven (1) tfox2069 at 12:19pm 06.28.22 I can help with part of it. What you're looking for is denatured alcohol. You'll get it in a gallo
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. jviss at 12:15pm 06.28.22 Thank you for this. I agree, I get my head in the boat quite a bit, sailing to VMG sometimes instea
Catalina 22' MK II Bilge Delamination Stringer leak captcoho at 12:14pm 06.28.22
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. jviss at 12:12pm 06.28.22 I wasn't aware pi's are hard to find Amazon has them.
Grounding plate..... Brian D at 12:08pm 06.28.22 Also if the ground plate is of sufficient surface area, it may have been installed for lightening pr
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Maine Sail at 11:49am 06.28.22 Probably too late for you now but Rigid all the way for me, they come with a lifetime warranty that
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. justin.hendo at 11:38am 06.28.22 There is also the phenomenon of "Getting your head out of the boat." Thank you for this. I agr
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 11:31am 06.28.22 Check the connections on the "reversing" valve. There is a solenoid that reverses the refrigerant f
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) (1) Maine Sail at 11:31am 06.28.22 That Seacock is the Forespar OEM 93 series with flush mount through hull.. https://pbase.com/mainecr
Catalina 250 wheel to tiller conversion sebastko at 11:28am 06.28.22 I can read it too but cannot ask the follow-up question about the rudder. Thanks for help!
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. justin.hendo at 11:27am 06.28.22
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Barnacle Bill at 11:26am 06.28.22 I think Ryobi is a great product.
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. shemandr at 11:23am 06.28.22 Justin, I agree with you regarding the cost of these components. I once pined for all this informa
Leaky Windows mikeracca at 11:16am 06.28.22 Already got the kit from CD with new gaskets and sealer. Not sure when they will get done, but soon.

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